Sesame Shrimp Stir-Fry With Sugar Snap Peas

Submitted by Cook-a-holic

"delicious!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• Marinade

• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1⁄4 cup cold water
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon oil

• Sauce

• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1⁄4 cup cold water
• 1⁄2 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 4 teaspoons dry sherry or 4 teaspoons chicken stock
• 6 ounces frozen sugar snap peas
• 2 garlic cloves
• 3 green onions

directions

1. Marinade: Dissolve corn starch in water. Mix in soy sauce, sugar, and oil. Stir shrimp in and let sit for 15-20 minutes.
2. Sauce: Combine corn starch in water. Mix in sherry, sesame oil, soy sauce, and sugar.
3. Steam sugar snap peas.
4. In a large skillet or wok, heat canola oil over medium-high heat. Remove shrimp from marinade and stir-fry with garlic and green onions until pink. Add in sugar snap peas.
5. Push shrimp and vegetables to the sides of the wok or skillet and pour sauce into the middle. Allow to thicken slightly, adding more cornstarch dissolved in cold water if needed.
6. Serve over rice or pasta.